Presentation Trowel with Snake Handle
Oomersi Mawji of Bhuj
(Indian, active in Cutch (Bhuj), about 1860–1890)
about 1875
(not assigned)Gujarat, India
Medium/TechniqueSilver with wood handle
DimensionsOverall: 26.7 x 7.9 x 3.2 cm (10 1/2 x 3 1/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit LineKeith McLeod Fund with the generous assistance of Richard Milhender
Accession number2014.860
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSilver
Collections
Provenance1875, presented to J. B. Peile Esquire, near Dhoraji, Gujarat, India. 2002, purchased by Richard Milhender from Wynyard Wilkinson, London; 2014, sold by Richard Milhender to the MFA. (Accession date: June 25, 2014)
About 1920–1930
About 1920–1930
About 1920–1930